Tag Archives: Conversion

Indian Church Divided on Inculturation Strategy to Entice Hindu Converts

Mario Rodrigues The Statesman Nov 2 2005 A conclave of priests and bishops at the Papal Seminary in Pune last week called for the renewed Indianisation of the Catholic Church and the adoption of Hindu rituals, including aarti during Mass, studying Sanskrit and the Vedas, experiencing ashram life and so on. The conclave discussed this… Read More »

A bitter harvest of souls

Religious conversion has unhappy consequences.The Supreme Court’s decision to endorse the Odisha High Court’s judgement against Dara Singh, who has been held guilty of being involved with the murder of Australian missionary Graham Staines and his two sons in January 1999, sentencing him to life imprisonment, brings a ghastly incident that shocked India to a… Read More »